Council News
Ashburton District Council is encouraging all residents who draw their drinking water from private wells to ensure the water is regularly tested by a laboratory.
Ashburton’s new library and civic centre has been gifted a new Māori name, Te Whare Whakatere.
Ashburton people are being urged to head to the hills at least once over the next four days as the town of Methven helps Mt Hutt Skifield celebrate its 50th birthday.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown has welcomed today’s announcement that building a second urban bridge over the Ashburton River is part of the Government’s land transport priorities in the next three years.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has advised it will be extending and modifying the temporary traffic management in place at the SH1 intersection with Lagmhor Road and Agnes Street, as part of its work to install traffic lights there.
I’ve been really enjoying the conversations that are part of councillors’ regular drop-in chat sessions at the Ashburton Public Library.
The section of brick fence damaged by a car at the Ashburton Domain last weekend was originally built in 1930, to mark the 50th jubilee of the Ashburton Borough.
Shutdowns are scheduled for the Methven Springfield rural water supply on 15 and 17 August for work needed before the supply is connected to the new Methven membrane water treatment plant.
They say that celebrating achievements fuels energy for achieving more success.
Mayfield’s new public toilets at the Mayfield Domain have opened for business today.